Hong Kong Hosts SIGGRAPH Asia 2013

SENSE the Transformation of Next Generation Computer
Graphics in Asia's Largest Conference & Exhibition

HONG KONG, 21 Jul 2013 – For four exciting days this November,
Asia’s largest computer graphics (CG) event, SIGGRAPH Asia
2013, will be hosted in Hong Kong. After successfully hosting
SIGGRAPH Asia two years ago, the conference and exhibition will
once again return to Hong Kong with the most cutting edge graphical
achievements across a range of fields. SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 will
present a myriad of experts and exhibits in a range of fields,
including hardware and software, film and game production, as well
as research and education. SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 expects to attract
7,000 attendees from various industry sectors and over 130
exhibitors from 50 countries around the world.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 – showcasing breakthroughs in Asia

The 6th
ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 event will revisit vibrant Hong Kong, a
city renowned for its multi-cultural elements that fuse both
Eastern and Western values. Hong Kong is also a regional hub for
multimedia experts and creative industries, offering a score of
opportunities for businesses both regionally and internationally.
According to Jon Peddie Research, computer graphics related
businesses earned an excess of $53 billion dollars in 2010. These
numbers are expected to skyrocket to $150 billion in 2013. There
are new opportunities burgeoning in the field of computer graphics,
thanks to ubiquitous technology once limited to professional usage
that has now permeated the everyday lives of consumers through
mainstream web and mobile applications. Apart from being at the
forefront of technological innovations, Hong Kong is, due to its
location and close ties with emerging creative industries in China,
strategically set up to support other CG-related industries within
the Asian region.

From 20 – 22 November, the SIGGRAPH Asia trade exhibition will
extensively showcase innovations from hardware and software
vendors, production houses, animation and game studios, as well as
educational and research institutions. The exhibition acts as a
platform for developers to market their innovative products and
services, which include computer graphics and interactive ideas
that professionals and enthusiasts can benefit from all around the
world. The exhibition is open to any local or international
exhibitors and visitors who want to keep abreast of exciting
developments in the global computer tech industry and meet
prospective customers, resellers, distributors and
collaborators.

“SIGGRAPH Asia, along with SIGGRAPH, is the biggest and
most attractive computer graphics event in the world. Besides
bringing together industry professionals from all over the world to
share their greatest achievements, it has helped us meet potential
business partners from Asia that we want to meet. Organizing the
exhibition and the exhibitor talks and sessions within the same
hall is a very strategic move, as the people who visit us are both
interested in business partnerships and learning about cutting-edge
technology advancements. Many of the contacts we established have
led to actual business deals, and we have also received feedback
that has helped us to improve our innovations.” Kyehyun
Kim, Researcher, Visual Media Lab, KAIST

A multitude of exciting SIGGRAPH Asia activities

The conference will include a range of programs, including: an
Art Gallery with exceptional digital and
technologically mediated art, such as installations and 3D pieces,
a Computer Animation Festival that showcases
international works, comprehensive instructional
Courses on contemporary topics in graphics and
interactive techniques, and a showcase of Emerging
Technologies like interfaces, input devices, systems of
engagement, and robotics in which hands-on demonstrations are
supported.

Other programs include the Symposium on Mobile Graphics
and Interactive Applications, which will highlight recent
technological developments in the fields of mobile apps, computer
hardware, augmented reality, location-based services, animation,
social networking and more. Technical Briefs,
Technical Papers and the Posters
program are forums that represent the forefront of research
breakthroughs in computer graphics and interactive techniques. All
in all, the three day conference offers an array of
thought-provoking ideas.

Professor Wenping Wang, SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 Conference Chair
and Professor at the University of Hong Kong, said,
“SIGGRAPH Asia is arguably the most important event in the
year for the computer graphics and digital media industry in Asia.
The 2013 conference will once again bring the quality, diversity
and innovation that are the hallmarks of SIGGRAPH to the Asian
region. I am confident that both local and international
participants will find the event to be largely beneficial to
numerous fields and businesses.”

SIGGRAPH Asia will be hosted at the Hong Kong
Convention and Exhibition Centre from 19 to 22 November. The
conference itself will run from 19 to 22 November, while the
exhibition will be open from 20 to 22 November.

About SIGGRAPH Asia 2013

The 6th
ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and
Interactive Techniques in Asia will take place in Hong Kong at the
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 19 – 22 November
2013. This year, the line-up of conference programs will include an
Art Gallery, the Computer Animation Festival, Courses, Emerging
Technologies, Posters, a Symposium on Mobile Graphics and
Interactive Applications, Technical Briefs and Technical Papers.
There will also be a trade exhibition from 20 – 22 November 2013,
offering participants, ranging from hardware and software vendors
to studios and educational institutions, a platform to market their
products and services to computer graphics and interactive
techniques professionals and enthusiasts from Asia and beyond.